"When county sheriff Cab Johnson gets a hunch, he's learned to trust it, and his hunch tells him Rose Bellingham is in a peck of trouble. Bad enough he's in love with her, bad enugh she's already engaged to Jason Thayer. He's got to figure out what she's hiding before he loses her for good. Rose can't stand one more person meddling in her business, even if that person is handsome, eligible sheriff. She's been controlled for far too long. But since her fiance's father is both her boss and landlord, she can't dump Jason until she's got somewhere to run. She's found the perfect place: a patch of forest outside town. But with Cab watching her every move, she's hard pressed to finish her hideaway so she can make her escape. Meanwhile, she's not the only one with problems. Can she find a way to help her friends, too? Just when Cab solves one mystery, more pop up. Where does Rose keep disappearing to? What's wrong with Mia Start? Why is Hannah Catham lying to her fiance? Rose's hideway is perfect, until her firends invade it to escape thier own problems. Can she trust them to keep its whereabouts a secret? Does she want to hide from Cab amnymore? When an unexpected visitor arrives with secrets of her own, Chance Creek must brace for its dealiest night ever. Can Cab figure out the connections between all the mysteries fast enough?" -- Back cover.